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Anti-plasmodial activity of the extracts of some Kenyan medicinal plants

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dc.contributor.authorG.M. Rukunga a,
dc.contributor.authorJ.W. Gathirwa a,
dc.contributor.authorS.A. Omar
dc.contributor.authorF.W. Muregi
dc.contributor.authorC.N. Muthaura
dc.contributor.authorP.G. Kirira
dc.contributor.authorG.M. Mungai
dc.contributor.authorW.M. Kofi-Tsekpo
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-25T10:10:45Z
dc.date.available2024-07-25T10:10:45Z
dc.date.issued2009-01-21
dc.description.abstractEthnopharmacological relevance The spread of drug resistant Plasmodium falciparum strains necessitates search for alternative newer drugs for use against malaria. Medicinal plants used traditionally in preparation of herbal medicines for malaria are potential source of new anti-malarial drugs. Aim of the Study To identify the anti-plasmodial potential of twelve plants used in preparing herbal remedies for malaria in Kilifi and Tharaka districts of Kenya. Materials and Methods Twelve plants used traditionally for anti-malarial therapy in Kilifi and Tharaka districts were extracted with water/methanol yielding twenty-three extracts. The extracts were tested against chloroquine sensitive (NF54) and resistant (ENT30) P. falciparum strains in vitro using 3Hypoxanthine assay.
dc.identifier.citationG.M. Rukunga, J.W. Gathirwa, S.A. Omar, F.W. Muregi, C.N. Muthaura, P.G. Kirira, G.M. Mungai, W.M. Kofi-Tsekpo, Anti-plasmodial activity of the extracts of some Kenyan medicinal plants, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 121, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 282-285, ISSN 0378-8741, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2008.10.033. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874108006259)
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2008.10.033
dc.identifier.urihttps://erepository.mku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/6143
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJournal of Ethnopharmacology
dc.subjectPlasmodium falciparum
dc.subjectKilifi
dc.subjectTharaka
dc.titleAnti-plasmodial activity of the extracts of some Kenyan medicinal plants
dc.typeArticle
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